The 50 Shades of Grey movie casting is still unannounced but did the author of the erotic trilogy accidentally let it slip that she wants a certain actor to be her Christian Grey in the films?

It sure seemed like E.L. James was debunking one actor as the lead while slyly promoting another.

While chatting with Ryan Seacrest, E.L. debunked the rumors that Ryan Gosling was the front-runner for the role of Christian in the films. She then went on to say how huge of a fan she is of The Vampire Diaries.

And who stars on The Vampire Diaries? None other than the smoking hot Ian Somerhalder who has also been said to be a front-runner for the role.

Obviously, E.L. didn’t just come out and say that she wants Ian but could she have been hinting that she would like him to play Christian Grey in the 50 Shades of Grey movie?

Even though she says it is down to the studio to pick the actors, there’s no doubt that she has a say in it since it is her books they are adapting. So by the sounds of it, Ryan Gosling is out and Ian Somerhalder is so in!